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    "The Western Sichuan Army launched an attack? Why did they launch an attack at this time?" Henry?  Wellesley felt cold all over.  Now, he has less than 20,000 Indian indigenous soldiers on hand. How is it possible to rely on these Indian indigenous soldiers to resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army?

    "Damn French, if he hadn't taken away the 28th Infantry Brigade due to some of his battle plans, we wouldn't be in this situation now. When we go back, I will definitely send him to a military court!" Henry?  Wellesley swore secretly.

    "General, the Western Sichuan Army is violently bombarding our forward positions. What should we do? Those damn Indian natives are not willing to enter the positions anymore!" Henry?  Wellesley's adjutant, Captain Felix, broke into Henry with a panicked look on his face?  Wellesley's office.

    "What else can we do? Order the artillery to fight back! If those damn Indian natives don't obey the order, let the law enforcement team send them to see their evil god!" Henry?  Wellesley said with red eyes.

    "Yes, General!" See Henry?  Wellesley's eyes shuddered with fright, and he quickly went out to deliver the order.

    After the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army ravaged the British and Indian Army's positions for a full twenty minutes, the artillery fire of the British and Indian Army rang out.  Scattered artillery shells landed on the Western Sichuan Army's position, but their accuracy was not very good and did not cause too many casualties to the Western Sichuan Army.  Brigadier General French took away part of the artillery, forcing the remaining artillery to be filled with Indian soldiers, seriously affecting the level of the artillery.

    "Suppress! Suppress the enemy's artillery!" the artillery commander of the Western Sichuan Army immediately ordered.  Twenty-four 105mm light howitzers from the 7th Brigade's artillery battalion opened fire immediately.

    They had not fired artillery before, and were waiting for the British and Indian artillery to open fire.  Once the attack begins, the artillery of the British and Indian troops will pose a great threat to the attacking soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army.  Therefore, the most important task of the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army is to knock out the opponent's artillery before attacking.

    "Boom! Boom!" The Western Sichuan Army's artillery shells accurately landed on the British and Indian Army's artillery positions.  The explosion made the British and Indian soldiers who were manipulating the cannons jump like dogs.

    "Calm down, calm down, fight back!" the artillery commander of the British and Indian Army shouted loudly, but most of the artillerymen of the British and Indian Army did not listen to him at all, and the artillery shells of the Western Sichuan Army hit their artillery positions.  When the time came, I left and hid in various places.

    It has to be said that there is a big gap between the colonial army and the local regular army.  If it were the artillery of the British Army, even if there was panic, it would not be so serious.  At least we can have a close artillery battle with the artillery of the Western Sichuan Army.

    The artillery of the Western Sichuan Army ravaged the artillery positions of the British and Indian Army over and over again, killing their artillery and the cannons exploded into pieces.  From time to time, artillery shells exploded, causing more serious losses.  Less than half an hour later, the British and Indian artillery positions were completely silent.  The losses they caused to the Western Sichuan Army were very limited.

    After solving the artillery positions of the British and Indian troops, the Western Sichuan Army aimed all its artillery at the defensive positions of the British and Indian troops.  Strive to clear the obstacles for the infantry attack as much as possible.

    At 3:50 pm, Wang Yuze gave an order and the Western Sichuan Army launched an attack.  The leader was none other than the soldiers from the 1st Battalion of the 7th Brigade who had previously asked for a fight.

    "Brothers, charge for me! The young marshal gave our battalion the order to attack. We can't let the young marshal down!" Thousands of soldiers from the first battalion of the 7th Brigade jumped out of the trenches and quickly attacked the British and Indian troops.  The position launched a charge.

    Like tigers descending a mountain, they formed a long line of skirmishers and charged quickly towards the British and Indian army's positions.  Compared with the previous cautious charge of the British and Indian troops, their attack was undoubtedly much faster and more violent.

    "Enter the position! Come on, the Western Sichuan Army has begun to attack. Enter the position! You pigs, what are you doing to me?" The officers of the British and Indian Army whipped the Indian soldiers and drove them away like animals.  Enter the defensive position and let them resist the attack of the Western Sichuan Army.  However, most of their trenches had been destroyed by the shelling of the Western Sichuan Army.  Many firepower points have been blown up, and the defense has been greatly reduced!

    "General, the infantry of the Western Sichuan Army has begun to attack, and our artillery is finished. With these Indian soldiers alone, it is impossible for us to resist the Western Sichuan Army. General, let's retreat immediately!" Adjutant Felix suggested.

    "Retreat? You want me to be a deserter? No, absolutely impossible! I, Henry Wellesley, am the grandson of the Duke of Wellington. How can I be a deserter! I want to fight, even if I die on the battlefield, I will not run away.  "Henry?"  Wellesley said sternly.

    "Da da da! Bang! Bang! Bang!" When the Western Sichuan Army attacked Liying,When the Japanese army's defensive position was less than 500 meters away, the British and Indian troops opened fire.  The remaining heavy machine guns and the rifles in the hands of ordinary soldiers opened fire one after another, knocking down some of the Western Sichuan Army soldiers who were charging at the front.  The remaining soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army immediately fell to the ground.  Dodge enemy bullets.

    "Quickly, set up the heavy machine gun for me! Suppress the enemy's firepower. Mortar, knock out the firepower point on the left for me!" Gao Desheng, commander of the first battalion of the 7th Brigade, ordered.

    In two minutes, the heavy machine gun of the First Battalion of the Western Sichuan Army was set up.  The heavy machine gunner was about to fire when a flying bullet hit him in the chest.  The heavy machine gunner suddenly fell to the side.  The deputy shooter immediately pulled the body of his comrade over and started shooting despite the hail of bullets.  The bullets hit the shield of the heavy machine gun, making a clanging sound.

    "Boom!" The mortars also fired, launching an artillery bombardment on the British and Indian army's firepower points.  The artillery shell accurately fell into the enemy's firepower point, destroying all the opponent's heavy machine guns and their weapons.

    However, the First Battalion of the 7th Brigade was too weak. Facing the powerful firepower of the British and Indian troops, it was firmly suppressed and could not move forward one step further.  At this time, four other infantry battalions of the 7th Brigade launched an attack.  The strengthening of offensive forces put great pressure on the British and Indian troops.  The artillery, which had been silent, opened fire again.  However, this time the target of their shelling was no longer the forward position of the British and Indian troops, but the rear of their position.  Prevent reinforcements from the British and Indian troops from entering the position.

    "Come on!" After the officers of the Western Sichuan Army saw that the British and Indian troops were suppressed, they took the lead and launched an attack.  The soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army behind him immediately jumped up from the ground, bent their waists, and quickly rushed towards the British and Indian Army positions.

    "Grenade! Throw it!" The officer of the Western Sichuan Army issued the order when he was still more than thirty meters away from the trench of the British and Indian Army.  Suddenly, a dozen still smoking grenades flew out of the trenches of the British and Indian troops.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The grenade exploded in the trench, causing the British and Indian soldiers inside to cry for their fathers and mothers.

    Taking this opportunity, the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army broke into the trenches and began to clean up the British and Indian soldiers in the trenches.  Grenades cleared the way, shooting, bayonets, and various tactics were used. These Indian Asan were no match for the soldiers of the Western Sichuan Army, and were beaten back steadily.

    At five o'clock in the afternoon, the forward positions of the British and Indian troops had fallen into the control of the Western Sichuan Army.  Taking advantage of the fact that it was still dark, the Western Sichuan Army launched an attack on the second position of the British and Indian Army.

    The infantry artillery and light howitzers behind could not reach the second line of defense of the British and Indian troops, but the two brigades in western Sichuan set up all their mortars on the front line.  Although the mortars were small in power, they were more numerous and had a faster rate of fire. A single shelling attack severely suppressed the British and Indian troops inside.

    "General, the forward position has been lost. The Western Sichuan Army is attacking our second line of defense. The Indian natives are even more unreliable. They surrendered as soon as the Western Sichuan Army came. We'd better retreat quickly!" Adjutant  Felix suggested.

    "Damn, the combat effectiveness of these Indian natives is really low. If I still have 10,000 troops in my hands, I will definitely be able to defeat the Western Sichuan Army. My grandfather, the Duke of Wellington, also failed after several defeats.  We were discouraged and defeated Napoleon. When reinforcements arrive, we will definitely be able to defeat the Western Sichuan Army. Order the troops and prepare to retreat! "Henry?  Wellesley no longer persisted, and cited the deeds of his grandfather, the Duke of Wellington, and issued an order to retreat.

    Although, Adjutant Felix versus Henry?  Wellesley's behavior was a bit shameful, but he immediately passed on his order.  If you delay for one more minute, you will be in danger of being caught by the Western Sichuan Army!

    5:30 pm, Henry?  Wellesley began to retreat with more than 10,000 defeated troops.  The withdrawal of the main force caused the army defending the second line of defense of the British and Indian troops to immediately collapse.  Some of them joined the retreating team, and some surrendered directly to the Western Sichuan Army.

    "Battal Commander, the British have escaped!" A company commander reported to the commander of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Brigade.

    "Chase! Listen to the young marshal, is there a Duke among those British people? We can't let him escape under any circumstances!" Gao Desheng, commander of the 1st Battalion of the 7th Brigade, ordered.

    "Yes, brothers, follow me! Capture the escaping British Duke alive!" The company commander roared and took the lead in chasing the escaping British and Indian troops.

    "Capture the British Duke alive!" The soldiers of the company also shouted and chased after him.

    Gradually, more and more soldiers shouted "Capture the British Duke alive".  These shouts gathered together and resounded through the sky.

    "What are those damn yellow-skinned monkeys yelling about?" Henry?  Wellesley asked confused.

    Felix, who happened to understand some Chinese, replied: "WillArmy, are they shouting to capture the British Duke alive?  "

    "Capture the Duke of England alive? Damn it, they want to capture me alive?" Henry?  Wellesley's face turned pale with fright, and he could no longer speak. He whipped the horse's ass with the riding crop in his hand, trying to escape as soon as possible.

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